2011 was KS' 150th birthday. We traveled to various places in the state/experiencing 150+ things (Castle Rock, Salt Museum, Cosmosphere, Scenic Byways, Ms. Wheelchair KS Pageant, etc.). {COPYRIGHTS/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE OWNED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE ENTITIES, our personal thoughts on these activities are not necessarily shared by everyone, please judge for yourselves.} CLICK PICTURES FOR LARGER VIEW, THEN BROWSER BACK TO RETURN! Check ARCHIVES for more adventures!

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

32. Exploration Place

Exploration place is an awesome place of learning and exploring. There is no possible way to put into words how awesome it is. . .so we'll try telling the story through pictures...each area had its own name/theme. The kids loved it so much they said it was even better than the Sternberg (Hays) and Leonardos (Enid, OK) combined. That is a high compliment coming from them.﻿

Exploring Flight and Design

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Our daughter's coat of arms

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The Beanstalk

Exploring Our Only Home

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Included lots of areas to explore Kansas flowers, animals, bugs, etc. and do hands on activities

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Waiting for the tornado to form

Decomposed fake rat

Our son's favorite exhibit

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Tornado Simulator

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The kids also got to ride in a Combine simulator

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Kansas in Miniature

An awesome train setup with Kansas landmarks and buildings

Kinex: Building Thrill Rides Travelling Naional Exhibit

Megalodon: Larget Shark that Ever Lived

Nationl Travel Exhibit

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Now we understand how Jonah could have been in the belly of a fish

Angel said a choir could fit in there (watch Jonah: Veggietales)

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There was also a special event happening while we were there The SciGirls had set up centers at which you could do experiments, booths with WSU Science Professors, and periodic lectures you could attend. This was our daughter's favorite part of the museum. She got to build her own roller coaster, play with nano sand and nano fabric, visit the booths, do a Ph Balance test of pond water, and challenge her dad and brother to see who could make the fastest wind turbine.